US EditionMexico Detains Suspected Cartel Leader Facing US Terror Charges
Mexican authorities arrested Inzunza Noriega, linked to the Beltran Leyva Organisation, after seizing 1,650 kilograms of fentanyl in the largest global recovery, marking a new US terrorism charge.
- On Wednesday, Mexican forces detained suspected cartel leader Inzunza Noriega in Sinaloa state; Washington prosecutors indicted him in May for directing fentanyl, cocaine and heroin smuggling.
- Following presidential designations and an executive order, the Justice Department says these charges mark the first use of US terrorism statutes against a cartel figure.
- December 2024 raids seized 1,650 kilograms of fentanyl, and naval forces killed Pedro Inzunza Coronel during November searches, prosecutors say.
- US Attorney General Pam Bondi said prosecutors will seek maximum sentences, and five additional defendants linked to the Beltran Leyva Organisation face prosecution amid President Trump's pressure on Mexico City.
- With sustained pressure on Mexico since taking office last year, Washington's May indictment accuses Inzunza Noriega of directing major fentanyl, cocaine and heroin smuggling, potentially reshaping cross-border cooperation.
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The authorities of Mexico confirmed the arrest of Pedro Inzunza Noriega, alias “Sagittarius” or “El Señor de la Silla”, an alleged operator of the cartel of the Beltrán Leyva, a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel.The arrest of the 62-year-old man, who is accused of narcoterrorism in the United States, took place on Wednesday, December 31, in Culiacán, in the Mexican state of Sinaloa.According to information rescued by CNN from the National Register o…
Pedro Inzunza, a US-indicted 'narcoterrorist,' is arrested in Sinaloa
Pedro Inzunza Noriega, a cartel operative wanted by U.S. authorities on narcoterrorism charges, was arrested in Culiacán, Sinaloa, on Wednesday during a special operation carried out by Mexico’s National Guard, the Navy and the Army. Inzunza, 62 and known as “El Señor de la Silla” (“The Lord of the Chair”) and “Sagitario,” is accused of running a drug production and trafficking network, primarily dealing in fentanyl, with a direct impact on the…
Pedro Insunza Noriega, alias “Sagitario” or “El Señor de la Silla,” an alleged operative for the Beltrán Leyva cartel, a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel, identified by U.S. authorities as the largest known fentanyl production network in…
Pedro Inzunza Noriega was the second in command of the group led by Fausto Isidro Meza Flores, alias “El Chapo Isidro”
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Mexico arrests alleged drug cartel leader wanted by US
An alleged leader of the notorious Sinaloa cartel wanted by the United States has been arrested in Mexico on drug and terrorism charges, Mexican government sources said Wednesday.
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